Conflict in Compromise

Conflict cannot survive without your participation. Wayne Dyer

2 Timothy 2:4(ESV)- No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him.

I recently uncovered an old article I kept on conflict management written in Mediate.com by Dale Eilerman. The article was title Agree to Disagree- The Use of Compromise in Conflict Management. The article discussed that although compromise may produce an agreement, compromise does not always resolve problems that contain underlying interpersonal or organizational conflicts. This is because compromise is frequently a “settled” resolution to a problem and not typically the optimal solution sought by either party.

Compromise may generate a functional or material solution but not resolve emotional or behavioral issues associated with the disagreement. As a result lingering anger, resentment or dissatisfaction may trigger subsequent conflicts. History provides many examples of this. Have you ever experienced conflict in compromising? Is the compromise causing anger, resentment, regret, dissatisfaction to plague your existence?

Today’s verse is a reminder that no soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him. Facing the remnants of hurt and doing the work to resolve and repair the hurt is necessary for growth to occur. It also may be the best gift you could give to your spirit, heart and soul. No need to remain entangled in civilian pursuit. I encourage you to read 2 Timothy 2 in it’s entirety.

Dear Father,

Thank you for the reminder that no soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since the aim is to please the one who enlisted me. Allowing conflicts and compromise to plague my existence does no good. I pray that all your children remember that no soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits. That they remember the aim is to please the one who enlisted him or her. I ask this in your son Jesus’ name. Amen!